Corrections Officer II

at  The State of Kansas

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: High School Diploma or GED
Licensing & Certification: Valid Driver’s License
Minimum Qualifications: Must meet all minimum qualifications and necessary special requirements for Corrections Officer IA. In addition, a minimum of one year of relevant experience in the field of corrections or in the detention of convicted residents; and have successfully completed the Corrections Officer Training Program (COTP). At the discretion of the agency, relevant college coursework or completion of corrections officer training in another jurisdiction may be substituted for some or all of the required COTP.
Preferred Skills: Ability to plan, organize, and direct the work of subordinate personnel. Knowledge of procedures and practices of supervising residents confined in an adult maximum correctional facility; and ability to use physical force as warranted to subdue violent residents.
Post-Offer, Pre-employment Requirements: Must pass pre-employment drug test and pre-employment physical.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

This is full performance corrections work enforcing designated laws, rules, and regulations in a corrections facility and providing functional supervision to lower-level Corrections Officers. Incumbent in this class is responsible for controlling inmates in living, work, or recreational areas on a specific post in a corrections institution and providing functional supervision to lower-level Corrections Officers assigned to the post. Incumbent may serve as member of a unit team providing input into the rehabilitation of members within the unit. Incumbent in this class is a certified Corrections Officer, and exercises delegated statutory powers.